River Hills Golf & Country Club
About
River Hills Golf and Country Club is in Little River, near North Myrtle Beach, a Tom Jackson product that shows heavily-wooded, rolling terrain with elevation changes as much as 40 feet. Golfers won't encounter parallel fairways, but they will encounter fairways that weave through a series of homes, along with dogwood, maple, live oak, pine and cypress tees. They will also see quite a bit of water, though most of it is lateral.
Tee | Par | Length | Rating | Slope |
---|---|---|---|---|
Blue | 72 | 6918 yards | 73.3 | 136 |
White | 72 | 6396 yards | 70.6 | 128 |
Green | 72 | 5728 yards | 67.6 | 116 |
Red (W) | 72 | 5030 yards | 67.7 | 120 |
Hole | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | Out | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | In | Total |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Teal M: 73.7/140 | 371 | 531 | 187 | 401 | 448 | 180 | 527 | 393 | 418 | 3456 | 394 | 572 | 190 | 394 | 429 | 165 | 368 | 526 | 429 | 3467 | 6923 |
Garnet M: 70.8/133 | 305 | 497 | 167 | 385 | 401 | 162 | 485 | 368 | 384 | 3154 | 365 | 548 | 185 | 366 | 404 | 137 | 351 | 491 | 400 | 3247 | 6401 |
Orange M: 68.0/119 W: 73.5/136 | 246 | 458 | 147 | 346 | 381 | 137 | 464 | 334 | 367 | 2880 | 317 | 512 | 111 | 323 | 354 | 108 | 327 | 454 | 333 | 2839 | 5719 |
Carolina Blue M: 65.1/112 W: 69.5/121 | 233 | 430 | 109 | 311 | 343 | 113 | 417 | 294 | 338 | 2588 | 263 | 457 | 90 | 224 | 299 | 83 | 270 | 397 | 308 | 2391 | 4979 |
Purple W: 66.7/111 | 200 | 380 | 90 | 270 | 302 | 103 | 387 | 260 | 290 | 2282 | 235 | 400 | 90 | 224 | 260 | 75 | 240 | 340 | 268 | 2132 | 4414 |
Handicap | 14 | 4 | 18 | 10 | 6 | 16 | 2 | 12 | 8 | 11 | 3 | 15 | 9 | 5 | 17 | 13 | 1 | 7 | |||
Par | 4 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 36 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 36 | 72 |
Handicap (W) | 14 | 4 | 18 | 8 | 6 | 16 | 2 | 12 | 10 | 11 | 3 | 15 | 9 | 5 | 17 | 13 | 1 | 7 |
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“challenging”
Nice practice facility with 2 greens and 2 bunkers and spacious range.
The course is very nice and really challenging.
Greens were medium paced. Not slow really, not fast either. Not like Farmstead where the greens are PGA style fast.
When I say “challenging”, don’t take it lightly. The course is very “shot specific” in where you CAN’T just break out your driver on every par 4 or 5 hole.
It’s very tight on some holes also as the fairways aren’t as wide as most other courses I’ve played in Myrtle.
Lots of dogleg holes also which forces you to dial it in for ball placement to setup approach shots.
Greens were nice and lots of subtle breaks to read.
Only negative point is the greens are SO SMALL. Again, challenging, as we were putting from the fringe/fairway 4 - 8 ft out from the hole cause there wasn’t room for chipping, or bump & run to the hole.
Out of 25 plus courses played in Myrtle area, these were the smallest I’ve played.
In short – Dial it in, and play the holes from the pin, back to the tee.
Can’t wait to play the course again.
Very enjoyable with some challenging holes!
This course was in excellent shape early in the season. Girls golf trip - we enjoyed this course very much. There were a few challenging holes to keep you on your toes!!
Great course
Greens some of the best.i have played 17 courses on our time here. Lots of water shot makers gg
Great layout
Challenging it betters your game hope to play it again thank you
Pleasant Surprise!
Had a great time at River Hills over Thanksgiving weekend. Sometimes it's hard to get a good read on these courses by reviews, especially in terms of course character. The greens were in great shape, but more importantly for me, the course was very interesting and visually appealing. It was anything but ho-hum golf and it really made you work through your bag, which I love. Great track!
Love the layout
I played this course back in the 90's. It was nice then and it was still nice now.
Excellent conditions, very challenging!
Course conditions are much improved since the last time I played it about 2 years ago. Water everywhere and must be played with a strategic mindset. Whatever tees you think you should play, I recommend moving up a set.
Nice to come back
Had not played since 2017, really like that each hole is so unique and different, played as a twosome so pace was slow for us but on time for course. Greens were great. just very difficult to read and for speed. course in great shape. Marshall named Tom was so courteous and chatted much with us while we waited on some shots. Would highly recommend course.
Beautiful course!
Loved the round. The course plays out well, lots of interesting and challenging holes, undulating fairways, many lined with larger beautiful homes. An upscale golf community.
last round
played last round before heading back home great course great staff played with a couple members very helpful
Underrated
Course in great condition, no problem playing the ball down. Greens rolled good. Good test for shotmakers.